Oba Abdulkadir Magaji

Oba Abdulkadir Magaji is a Nigerian legal practitioner and politician representing the Ilorin central constituency, Ilorin central local government area in the 10th Assembly of the Kwara State House of Assembly.

Early life and education

Mogaji was born on 15 March 1969 in Magajin Geri’s Compound of Ilorin West Local Government of Kwara State.
He studied at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, between 1989 and 1991, where he earned a Diploma in Law. He later obtained his first law degree with honors from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1998 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2000.

Career

Mogaji began his career as a legal practitioner and is the managing partner of Magajin Geri & Co Law Firm, where he serves as the principal partner. He joined active politics in February 2023, following the demise of his brother, who was the 9th state assembly member under the All Progressive Congress platform. Mogaji contested and won the state assembly election, becoming the 10th Assembly member.